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1 Dollar Rolf Stommelen
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | A Formula 1 racing car is depicted in the lower central field, viewed from a three-quarter front angle, crossing the finish line. Behind the car, a large waving chequered flag dominates the upper field, flanked on either side by grandstands filled with spectators rendered in relief. The legend DEUTSCHE FORMEL 1 PILOTEN arcs along the upper rim, with the denomination $1 inscribed above the flag. The word ZIEL (meaning 'Finish') appears in large stylised letters in the lower field, flanked by the split date 20 and 02, with the issuer legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA along the bottom rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Liberia's long-running series of celebrity and motorsport commemoratives, produced through the early 2000s largely for the collector export market, honored the German Formula 1 driver Rolf Stommelen, who died at Riverside International Raceway in 1983 when his Porsche 935 flipped during the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix. He had retired from F1 years earlier but remained active in endurance and GT racing. Liberia had no practical connection to either the subject or the event.